# I'm back in the MMP!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** mmp\ **Created:** [October 30, 2017, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-in-the-mmp/800215 "2017-10-30T10:31:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-in-the-mmp/800215/121 "2017-11-04T01:04:41Z")
Cool **emily**! Do you have any pics of the octobass? **metal mouse** , our work relationship outlived his marriage. He had been married for a month when I began working for him and he began divorce proceedings last spring. Conga rats **nemo**! I’m a graunt five times over now and it can be fun. **Mooooom** , did you put raisins or cranberries in the cookies? Because iffen you did, I can take those ugly cookies off your hands. 😃 Worked, stopped at Aldi for olive oil, chawklit, wine and other necessities of life, walked the dog, then went to Kroger for the rest of the groceries. On the way back, I stoppe at the good Thai/Lao place for takeout Larp Kai. It had enough heat for two beers. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-in-the-mmp/800215/122 "2017-11-04T01:36:57Z")
**Boof** ::tacklehug:: …& off she goes again. ☹ > [@dogbutler](#): > > [Wabbit Season!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNTzOBKs1bA) 😃 No, it’s duck hunting [season](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-k5J4RxQdE) **Mooommm** , I’ll give you two fiddy for the all hands musical instrument. I have no clue how to play one. **Clownfish** , that’s just _grand_. It only took three mixers to do some baking this evening (that I was supposed to do early this afternoon). First was [del]like **Kopek** [/del] had a screw loose…& a broken washer. Second somehow had mismatched beaters. I should be in bed right now but _all_ of the punkin cheesequakes are in the oven. Changed ingredients & I do not like the Nestle punkin chips for melty baking. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-in-the-mmp/800215/123 "2017-11-04T02:06:55Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > I should be in bed right now but _all_ of the punkin cheesequakes are in the oven. Changed ingredients & I do not like the Nestle punkin chips for melty baking. Wait, hold up. You made not one, but several cheesecakes that you could have put Nestle™ chocolate chips in, and you substituted something pumpkin? You are a very sick man. Oh, cruel Fate, that gave us recipes in the same world! Pumpkin? Really? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-in-the-mmp/800215/124 "2017-11-04T03:55:19Z")
**missred,** I got some pictures of the octobass, but have yet to figure out where I can upload them (I’ve used Photobucket in the past, but it seems to be having issues lately.) ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-in-the-mmp/800215/125 "2017-11-04T08:09:55Z")
Up, sheveled, leaving. It’s gonna be a loooooong day. When you set the alarm for super-early, it helps to flip the switch to “On”. Luckily it was only the backup alarm. > [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Wait, hold up. > > You made not one, but several cheesecakes that you could have put Nestle™ chocolate chips in, and you substituted something pumpkin? > > You are a very sick man. > Oh, cruel Fate, that gave us recipes in the same world! > > Pumpkin? Really? > :dubious: Yes, Pumpkin. _Much_ better than choc chip. In fact the only time I use choc chips in cheesecake (Try saying _that_ three times fast!) is when I make Grasshopper. ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-in-the-mmp/800215/126 "2017-11-04T10:21:22Z")
Up, caffeinated, and sheveled. Off to work. My team won at trivia last night. The Marine team almost beat us, they got all the Disney questions right.:dubious: > [@EmilyG](#): > > **missred,** I got some pictures of the octobass, but have yet to figure out where I can upload them (I’ve used Photobucket in the past, but it seems to be having issues lately.) Photobucket has turned into a useless load of crap. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-in-the-mmp/800215/127 "2017-11-04T10:22:11Z")
\*\*Spidey \*\*- $250??? Sold!! 😃 Just to be sure - oatmeal cookies, since they have oats in them, are considered a legit breakfast food, right? RIGHT?? Actually, thanks to the fiber in the oats doing their job around 5 this morning, I’m up. I’ve tended to the critters, emptied the dishwasher, started refilling it, washed all the baking stuff by hand that had to be done by hand, and I took out the kitchen trash. Go me! 😃 And I love the terms Gruncle and Graunt! I’ll have to let my sibs know that’s what we are/will be. One sis is a grandmother already, but she’ll be a graunt when Kermit is born. YAY! This morning, we’re driving down to the Navy Federal CU office to see if they’ll let us deposit some money in daughter and SIL’s account. We’re helping them out with Dr and hospital baby bills. I could mail a check, but it’d take a few days, they they’d have to wait for it to clear. This way, the money would be available about the same time the check would have arrived there. Can there possibly be anything wrong with this plan?? We’ve also got to stop by Staples to pick up something \*\*FCD \*\*ordered for the computer in his shop. And I think we wanted something at Lowe’s also… can’t recall. Anyway, erranding is on tap today. And laundry. And I’ve got to make the Bananas Foster I promised him for his b-day - I kinda forgot yesterday when I baked cookies. So, how much will I actually accomplish? Stay tuned and find out! 😃 Happy Saturday! ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-in-the-mmp/800215/128 "2017-11-04T11:38:10Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. _YAWN_ ‘Tis 56 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 85 and mostly N.O.S. for the day. I shall go over to the church house around ten to assist with the pee-kahn harvest. A productive way to spend a couple of hoours plus exercise in the form of walkin’ around with a rolly thingy and a bucket. Other than that, who knows. Now I need more caffeine and to feed rumbly tummy. Then I suppose I should purtify up a bit. Happy Sattidy Y’all! ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-in-the-mmp/800215/129 "2017-11-04T11:49:12Z")
Rolly thingy? You mean a wagon? Cart? Bowling ball? Silly bear… ---
**Author:** ![Buttercup\_Smith](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buttercup_smith/32/473_2.png) [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-in-the-mmp/800215/130 "2017-11-04T12:46:04Z")
Blurf. Sore throat that was diagnosed as pharangitis so I guess it could be strep but he did not test for that. Said I need antibiotics which I am on for ten days. Hoping to avoid the rest of this illness which is the bronchitis and snotty nose. We shall see. Actually, I do not feel too bad other than the sore throat. I hava a small list of sick bed supplies and I guess I will go to the store. I hinted to hubby but he didn’t take the hint. All he has on his mind anymore is work, work, and more work. The man is a machine. Gets on my nerves it does. So off to the store then back to slugville per Drs orders. Happy Sat peeps. ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-in-the-mmp/800215/131 "2017-11-04T13:44:51Z")
Feel better soon **butters**! Up, caffeinating, breakfasted, bed stripped, puppy crate cleaned, sheets and towels in the wash. When I cleaned the dog crate, I found that Nelson had been pulling the stuffing out of his crate bed. Now I have another afternoon project. I’m getting way too good at repairing pup accoutrements. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-in-the-mmp/800215/132 "2017-11-04T14:14:53Z")
**{{butters}}** I have a big music arranging project to work on. 🙂 Just finished a coffee. ---
**Author:** ![Buttercup\_Smith](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buttercup_smith/32/473_2.png) [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-in-the-mmp/800215/133 "2017-11-04T14:51:30Z")
I made the store trip and felt like I may pass out a couple times. I think the antibiotics are making me dizzy. I also texted hubby and told him I appreciate he is a hard worker but not at the expense of his home and family which is me. Everyone else in the world is important except me. I am getting tired quickly of this. Workaholic is a disease. Like gambling or drinking. He is possessed. So now I guess I will be a bitch because I need a little attention while sick. Money is not everything. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-in-the-mmp/800215/134 "2017-11-04T15:21:53Z")
Quick check-in, I refereed a soccer game at 8am with fog all over the field (it cleared up for the game), the first of four I’m doing today. Heading out to drop off water and electric bills and then back to the fields. All y’all have a good Last Day Before Daylight Savings Ends day. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-in-the-mmp/800215/135 "2017-11-04T15:37:47Z")
> [@Buttercup\_Smith](#): > > Money is not everything. But it’s nice to have around to be sure you don’t _need_ anything. -Orson Welles ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-in-the-mmp/800215/136 "2017-11-04T15:42:19Z")
Back from successful erranding. Apart from not filling the car, I got everything done, so yay! There’s a load of towels in the washer and 3 or 4 more loads to go, depending on how I feel. The oatmeal cookies turned into two mega lumps o’cookie - I kinda expected they would. Since we’re not sharing them _(MINE MINE!!!)_ it doesn’t matter if we peel them off in clumps. Still taste good. \*\*Butters \*\*- I understand your frustration being married to a work-a-holic, but at least he’s not a bum who lays around all day playing video games and blaming the world for his inability to get a job that matches his self-image. Not pointing any fingers, but I think we’ve all known people like that. Just crawl into bed and maximize slugginess - it couldn’t hurt! This too shall pass. \*\*MetalMouse \*\*- your referee schedule makes me tired! But good for you - I’m sure all the kids appreciate your efforts, or they will one day when they think back… I should probably remake the bed. And the guest bed. Except I need to box up the extra sheets and towels that are soon to be donated. I need a staff of flunkies to take orders from me. Volunteers?? Anyone?? Thought so. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-in-the-mmp/800215/137 "2017-11-04T16:33:15Z")
Guten Tag everyone. We are up and making a big family breakfast. Pepper pup is curled up at my feet, watching the show. We’re planning on heading out for our last RV trip in a bit. It’s supposed to snow where we’re heading, so I’m not wedded to the plan, as they say. We’ve even turned the heater on in the house today. We like things pretty cold, but 60 getting up takes some getting used to. Literally. We’ll get there later this season. So, maybe RV trip, maybe not. That is the weekend. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-in-the-mmp/800215/138 "2017-11-04T16:53:37Z")
Towels in the dryer, sheets in the washer, 2 more loads to go. I pulled out a meatloaf to thaw for supper. So that’s decided. It’s dreary and mostly overcast. Two days ago, \*\*FCD \*\*drove the mulcher/vac around the yard. Today, it looks just like it did 3 days ago. Stoopit leaves. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-in-the-mmp/800215/139 "2017-11-04T17:09:49Z")
Howdy Y’all! Home from pickin’ up pee-kahns. I have showered and had a sammich so all is good. I foresee nappage. This is a [pee-kahn rolly thingy.](https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=N%2bDm0LNR&id=DC9C4BCAC0F6E6E9EE0FC90349C462FBB568851C&thid=OIP.N-Dm0LNR_qY3PvLMudyCaQEsDh&q=pecan+roller&simid=608019160235180855&selectedIndex=0&ajaxhist=0). Handy little gadget it is! ---
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2017, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-in-the-mmp/800215/140 "2017-11-04T18:49:32Z")
Evenin’ all. Long day for me; graduation ceremony. No, I haven’t skipped a few years there somewhere, I was irking at this year’s one. Meant getting up before 6, which I only normally do if I have to catch a plane or something. They stuck me on the back door, stoppin’ folks from wanderin’ or sneakin’ in. Felt like being a securitator again. **Swampy** , cool thing! Reckon I’ve seen something similar before, only that one was being sold for toddlers. It’s national things go _bang_ weekend. I have a much better view of the local things that are going bang than I used to at the old place, and I think I’m going to a proper display tomorrow. I might bring something mulled and alcoholic. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-in-the-mmp/800215.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-back-in-the-mmp/800215.md?page=8)